by Jeromy “Doc” Adams
SOURCE: Kotaku

As soon as I read that Shaq was dissing the Wii for making kids fat, I knew I was going to have a field day with it. Just a few seconds on Wikipedia to dig up a little dirt on the NBA star right?

Uh. No. The guy’s a friggin SAINT. Allegedly, this 14-time NBA All-star is pretty busy in his spare time. Earned a degree, then another one…. Oh he’s working on his doctorate right now. He’s a reserve police officer. He puts $100 bills into the pockets of homeless people while they sleep. Oh and he works with heavy kids. So maybe he does knows a little about what he’s talking about.

But why target what is arguably the most physically demanding game console in history? I played Wii at a friends house one night while drinking and it not only got my heart rate up, but ended the drinking as well.

Not all games are bad either. Look at DDR. I can’t HANDLE the excercise that this title can dish out. Word has it that a lot of gamers are using it as their own personal trainer. I know I’ve seen a few gravitationally challenged youth “Sweatin to the Oldies” at the mall.

Overall, (and this horse has been dead a while, but heck….) shouldn’t a kid’s parents be the ones setting reasonable limits and mandating that he or she get their heart rate up above 12 at least once a day? If I played too long, my dad would come in and hand me a piece of sports equipment and offer me the opportunity to write a report about it, or go play with it.

Man I wish we had Wikipedia in those days.

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